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Community says thank you to everyone on the front lines of COVID-19

Area residents were incensed last week to find that someone had dumped a pile of garbage off Highway 5 at the railroad access pullout above Exlou and just south of Louis Creek in the North Thompson Valley. The pile of refuse seems to have included a vehicle door, large cushion, rusty bucket, tarp, blankets, and more. Most irritating to many was to see the pile had been dumped not far from a sign that says “Stop Illegal Dumping”.

In the last days of October 1918, Kamloops was dealing with something it had never before seen.

School District 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) has closed all play structures at school grounds until further notice.

Staff at Barriere Timber Mart are saying “thank you” to their customers for understanding the new hours and requirements that have been implemented at the store due to Covid-19 precautions.

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It appears that Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer was a bit ahead of the curve last week when he refused to follow Kamloops, Clearwater and several other municipalities across the province in declaring a local state of emergency.

No open burning will be allowed in the areas around Barriere, Clearwater and Blue River until April 15.

Only household garbage and waste being accepted due to COVID-19

Construction of a cannabis grow operation in the Louis Creek Industrial Park south of Barriere is about four to six weeks behind schedule, according to Smile (Yifan Zhang) of Smile Cultivation Ltd.